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BHBIRochester.org Published Monthly Vol 40/No 2 Tishrei/Cheshvan 5766 November 2005 Editor: Stan Schaffer |
Congregation
Beth Hamedresh – Beth Israel B U L L E T I N |
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November
Presidentís Message Friends, We
had a wonderful month filled with ìDays of Aweî and the ìSeason of our
Gladnessî. We thank everyone who took part in services – especially Dr.
George Kornfeld, who led the services, those who chanted Haftorot and those
who accepted honors. Thanks also to everyone who erected and decorated the
sukkah. On
behalf of my family, I want to thank everyone for coming to Mattís Bar
Mitzvah and making his special day so joyous. We especially are grateful to
those who took the time to learn part of the parsha, lain from the Sefer
Torah and help lead services. We are very proud of Matt for his effort in
mastering his portion and for his thoughtful Dvar Torah. I meant what I said
about looking forward to Matt tutoring Noah for his Bar Mitzvah!! Now
that the holidays are behind us, we turn forward to the New Year, energized
with the solemn resolve that we attested to in our prayers. Letís all come
together weekly for Shabbat to refresh ourselves from the routine of daily
life. On Shabbat we reflect on both the week past and the week to come
– with friends and the One who established the Day of Rest. Now
we look to the coming winter and we see the warm glow of Chanukah beaconing
us to rededication. Please put December 25th on you calendar, when
on the first night - we will have our annual Chanukah celebration and dinner
at shul – while most of the surrounding community is celebrating that
other holiday. Please
watch your mail for an announcement about a special Congregational Meeting
concerning dues. Also see elsewhere in this bulletin about a possible change
of time for Friday evening services. Have
a happy November,
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Have you checked the BHBI web site lately? Go to www.BHBIRochester.org
to see humorous photos detailing how the BHBI sukkah was put up on a windy
October day.
BHBI CALENDAR OF EVENTS –November 2005
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Thursday |
Nov. 3 |
7:30 PM |
Small Conservative Shul Collaborative Joint Torah Study Session with congregants from Temple Beth Am and Temple Beth David at BHBI |
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Friday |
Nov. 4 |
6:15 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at 4:39 PM. |
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Saturday |
Nov. 5 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services Torah: Noach |
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Sunday |
Nov. 6 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast, Discussion |
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Friday |
Nov. 11 |
8:00 PM |
Joint Shabbat Evening Services with congregants from Temple Beth Am at Beth Am Light candles at 4:31 PM. |
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Saturday |
Nov. 12 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services
Torah: Lech Lecha |
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Sunday |
Nov. 13 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast, Discussion |
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Monday |
Nov. 14 |
7:30 PM |
Board Meeting |
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Friday |
Nov. 18 |
6:15 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services
Light candles at
4:25 PM. |
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Saturday |
Nov. 19 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Service
Torah: Vayeirah |
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Sunday |
Nov. 20 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast, Discussion |
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Friday |
Nov. 25 |
6:15 PM |
Shabbat Evening Services Light candles at
4:20 PM. |
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Saturday |
Nov. 26 |
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Morning Services
Torah: Chayei Sarah Blessing for the new month |
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Sunday |
Nov. 27 |
9:00 AM |
Service, Breakfast, Discussion |
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TORAH STUDY Join friends from BHBI, Temple
Beth Am and Temple Beth David for an interesting evening of Torah Study at
BHBI at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 3rd. We will be studying Parshat Noach. FRIDAY EVENING KABBALAT
SHABBAT SERVICE TIMES We will probably be moving the
time of our Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat services to 8 pm starting in
December to enable more people to attend. If you would be interested in occasionally leading
Kabbalat Shabbat services, please contact Leon Metlay. Leon is willing to teach those who
have never led Kabbalat Shabbat services how to do so. SAVE THE DATE Our annual BHBI Chanukah
celebration and dinner will be held on Sunday evening, December 25th. Look for details and a reservation
form in next monthís BHBI Bulletin. |
Thank you to the following people who donated to
the
BHBI High Holy Day Appeal
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Ira Cohen |
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Esther and Richard Cole |
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Gail Fischer |
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Alan and Emily Fishman |
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Phil and Annette Garver |
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Maxine Gold and Lyn Michaels |
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Ben and Muriel Hobel |
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Harris and Aline Honickman |
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Dianne Hooker |
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Paul and Rose Israel |
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Bob Levine and Rise Friedman |
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Charles and Laura Levinson |
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Leon Metlay and Nina
Klionsky |
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Jeff Nidetz and Leslie Toker |
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Alan Resnick |
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Dave Rogachefsky |
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Tamar Rogachefsky |
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Stan and Elaine Schaffer |
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Karen Schulman |
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Herb Spencer |
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Steve and Ruth Teitel |
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Peg Toker |
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Nelly Vishnagorsky |
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Joe and Tanya Yudelson |
High Holy Day Appeal donations
received late will be acknowledged in next monthís bulletin
So far our TOPS
Gift Card fundraiser has been quite successful. Remember,
TOPS Gift Cards are now available through BHBI in $50
denominations.
To purchase TOPS
Gift Cards, contact Stan Schaffer
at 473-8072 or by e-mail at schaffer@localnet.com
THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH
SPONSORS
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
October 1 Stan and Elaine Schaffer in honor of Jill Clark
October 8 Simon and Ella Finkelman in commemoration of their wedding anniversary
October 13 Harris and Aline Honickman in memory of Milton Honickman
October 15 Joe and Tanya Yudelson in honor of Matthew Honickman on his bar mitzvah
October 18 Janet Grable in commemoration of Sukkot
October 22 Jill Clark in memory of her mother, Beverly Clark
October 25 Janet Grable in commemoration of Shemini Azeret
October 29 Janet Grable in honor of members with September and October birthdays and anniversaries
TO OUR DONORS -- THANK YOU FOR
YOUR GENEROSITY!
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TORAH FUND In honor of Matthew Honickmanís bar mitzvah Charles and Laura Levinson In honor of Nina Klionsky Jeff Nidetz and Leslie Toker RABBI AARON SOLOMON SCHOLARSHIP FUND In honor of May Cohen Esther Solomon Happy New Year to the Congregation Esther Solomon |
GENERAL FUND Joe and Tanya Yudelson In memory of Esther Mandelbaum Sara Orbach In memory of Anna & Sam Solomon, Eli & Pauline Hobel, and
Irving, Al and Stanley Solomon Ben and Muriel Hobel FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAY BIMAH FLOWERS In memory of Bessie & Harry Cominsky, Edna and Carl Astrachan,
and Gerald Levien Howie & Mary Jo Astrachan,
Hanna & Norm Lester, and Bea Levien Leon Metlay and Nina Klionsky |
CONGRATULATIONS
To Mark Toker on singing several
melodies from the Shabbat service on a CD put together by the Temple Beth Am
Religious School
ORDER A GREAT CHANUKAH GIFT
The Hillel School 8th
grade class is selling a variety of Shlock Rock CDs just in time for
Chanukah. The CDs are just $13 and
they make great gifts for children and adults of all ages. To order, contact
Aviva Schaffer at 473-8072. All orders and checks must be received
by November 23rd.
YAHRZEITS
At the following
Shabbat Services, we will read the names of our late loved ones whose Yahrzeits
will occur on that Shabbat or during the following week.
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Nov. 4-5 |
Cheshvan |
Nov. 11-12 |
Cheshvan |
Nov. 18-19 |
Cheshvan |
Nov. 25-26 |
Cheshvan |
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Sarah Rickler* Blanche Florescue Ross* Charles Schnidman* Harry Silverman* Rabbi Jordan Taxon Ida Menter* Clara Spencer Marion Lazar* Joseph D. Stolnitz* Ida Buckbinder* Irene Bernstein Mikolasek* |
4 4 4 4 4 7 7 8 8 9 9 |
Bernard Lipschutz Lottie Astrachan* Lewis Glaser* Alfred E. Hart* Sol Weinstein* Israel Astrachan* Marion Grossman* Nellie Buckler* David Mandelbaum Lena Cohen* |
10 12 12 12 12 13 13 15 15 16 |
Sofya Kaminnik* Ray Toker Moshel Lazar* Nathan Pastor Nachem Reb Tsvi Hersh Julia Goldman* Bessie Schnidman* Louis Gastel* * Denotes name memorialized
on BHBI Memorial Plaque |
17 17 18 18 18 19 21 23 |
Emanuel Kovelsky* Nathan Strom* Mary Jaffey* Harvey Sanow* Fannie Stern* Abraham Friedman* Jacob Marker* Rose Nidetz |
24 24 27 28 28 29 29 30 |
We pray that our mourners will be comforted among all
the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem and that the memory of the deceased
continues to be a blessing to all who knew them.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Chabad
is offering a course titled Beyond Never Again: The Holocaust - A View from the
Soul on six successive Wednesdays from November 9th to December 14th. For more information, contact Chabad at
271-0330 or email Rabbi Vogel at nvogel@chabadrochester.com
The 2005
Lane Dworkin Jewish Book Festival will be held at the JCC from Saturday,
October 29th through Sunday, November 13th. For tickets call 461-2000 ext.
235. The following authors will
appear:
October 31, 7:30 pm: Stephen
Spector – Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews
November 1, 12 pm: Lunch with
Matthew Goodman – Jewish Food: The World at Table
7:30 pm: Ilan
Stavans – The Shocken Book of Modern Sephardic Literature
November 2, 7:30 pm: Judith Viorst – Iím Too
Young to Be Seventy and Other Delusions
November 5, 8 pm: Jack Klugman – Tony and Me
November 6, 2 pm: Joel Berkowitz – Shakespeare
on the American Yiddish Stage
November 10, 5 pm reception at
School of the Arts followed by 6 pm lecture by Daniel Libeskind – Breaking
Ground: Adventures in Life and Architecture, followed in turn by a viewing of ëMy America: Art
from the Jewish Museum Collection 1900-1955í at the Memorial Art Gallery.
November 13, 7:30 pm: Naomi Ragen
– The Covenant
Rescheduled to December 5: Rabbi
Shlomo Riskin - Around the Family Table: Songs and Prayers for the Jewish
Home
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OFFICE HOURS: The shul office is checked regularly
for mail and messages. The shul
phone is 244-2060. For urgent
issues, call Harris Honickman at 271-5145 or Stan Schaffer at 473-8072. You can also e-mail us at
BHBI@frontiernet.net
WANT TO REMEMBER OR HONOR SOMEONE OR A SPECIAL
OCCASION?
Consider sponsoring a kiddush or make a donation to any one of our funds (General Operating, Kiddush, Library, Torah, Rabbi Aaron Solomon Scholarship, Our Youth, Special Events, or the Sam Malina Memorial Fund) please indicate which fund you would like your donation to go to and we will send out an acknowledgement card as you indicate and print an announcement in this bulletin.
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